Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 烦闷
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy
烦恼fánnǎoto be worried; to be distressed; worries
麻烦máfantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
不耐烦búnàifánimpatient; to lose patience
不厌其烦búyàn-qífánnot to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient
沉闷chénmènoppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled